CMS and AHRQ Partnership Overview

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) & AHRQ Collaboration for CHIPRA Quality (continued)

Leading Initiatives for CMS

• Section 401(a)(4)—Voluntary Reporting of Quality Measures.
• Section 401(a)(5)—Identification of Best Practices.
• Sections 401(a)(6)—Reports to Congress.
• Section 401(a)(7)—Technical Assistance to States/Providers.
• Section 401(c)—Annual State Reports on Quality.
• Section 401(d)(1-4)—Quality Demonstration Projects.